Question 1

Describe the political views of communitarians.

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Question 2

Summarize the views of Thomas Hobbes with respect to the state of nature and the purpose and role of government.

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Question 3

The broad,basic definition of government given by the text is

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A) the use of force to benefit an elite. 
B) legitimate use of force within specified geographic boundaries to control human behavior. 
C) citizens participating in community decisions. 
D) taking from each according to his or her ability and giving to each according to need. 
E) leaders controlling power and authority.

Question 4

When the authors say that we live in an era of "globalization," they mean that citizens and nations are increasingly

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A) peace loving. 
B) industrialized. 
C) commercialized. 
D) belligerent. 
E) interdependent.

Question 5

In the context of the concepts described in the text,discuss and provide examples of the conflicts inherent in government policy choices.

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Question 6

Explain in turn how a liberal,a libertarian,a conservative,and a communitarian would respond to a government program used to promote traditional moral values.

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Question 7

If universities increase funding for women's sports so that they receive comparable funding to men's,that is an example of

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A) equality of outcome. 
B) equality of opportunity. 
C) equal protection under the law. 
D) social equality. 
E) economic fairness.

Question 8

According to the text,politicians openly call for more order ____________.

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A) during ​election campaigns 
B) generally whenever they make speeches 
C) ​during times of social strife 
D) ​during times of peace and tranquility 
E) in private conferences with their colleagues

Question 9

Who said that the ultimate principle of the state should be,"from each according to his ability,to each according to his needs"?

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A) Thomas Hobbes 
B) Karl Marx 
C) John Locke 
D) Jean Jacques Rousseau 
E) Milton Friedman

Question 10

Using the state to redistribute income is a policy based on​

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A) ​western religious tradition. 
B) ​fundamental democratic ideals. 
C) ​the philosophy of Karl Marx. 
D) ​recent majoritarian political thought. 
E) ​the writings of Thomas Jefferson.

Question 11

Americans are likely to think of freedom and equality as​

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A) ​conflicting. 
B) ​less important than order. 
C) ​complementary. 
D) ​the only values that really matter. 
E) ​inherent in socialist governmental systems.

Question 12

The notion that American public schools are open to all is an example of

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A) affirmative action. 
B) social equality. 
C) equality of outcome. 
D) equality of opportunity. 
E) political equality.

Question 13

​Desire to avoid potential foreign prosecution of its soldiers and desire to continue practicing the death penalty led the United States in 2002 to

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A) cancel its membership in the United Nations. 
B) withdraw from NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization). 
C) pull troops out of Afghanistan. 
D) withdraw from the 1998 treaty creating an International Criminal Court. 
E) cease making scheduled contributions to the U.N. Security Council

Question 14

​Since 1964,government policies intended to help families have most clearly benefited

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A) ​the poor. 
B) ​middle-income families. 
C) ​the wealthy. 
D) poor and middle-income families. 
E) ​all families

Question 15

​National sovereignty is defined as

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A) a political entity's ability to engage meaningfully with foreign powers. 
B) regular peaceful transfer of governmental power. 
C) ​​a government's ability to effectively manage elections. 
D) a political entity's externally recognized right to exercise final authority over its affairs. 
E) separation of power between federal and state governments.

Question 16

Explain the difference between the ideologies of liberals and libertarians.

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Question 17

Liberals are more likely to favor generous government support for

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A) education. 
B) housing. 
C) public transportation. 
D) a whole range of social programs. 
E) All of these choices are true.

Question 18

According to the text,the concept of order encompasses

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A) preserving life. 
B) protecting property. 
C) maintaining patterns of social relationships. 
D) preserving life, protecting property and maintaining patterns of social relationships 
E) None of these choices is true.

Question 19

​In his 2014 State of the Union address,President Obama proposed that the minimum wage

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A) be raised automatically in response to inflation. 
B) be raised 2 percent each year. 
C) be raised to $10.10. 
D) be frozen at its current level. 
E) be abolished.

Question 20

In general,libertarianism

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A) opposes all government action except that which protects life and property. 
B) supports government action to protect public morals. 
C) supports a strong government role in the economy. 
D) encourages government-initiated programs to help the needy. 
E) seeks to destroy inequities in government programs.

Exam 1: Freedom, Order, or Equality